Nutcracker



T. HARRISON- NUTCRACKER.

APPLICATION men MAR. 27. 1920.

1,367,384. Paltented Feb. 1,1921.

UND STTES PATENT TIIOMAS HARRISON, F TESTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

,NUTCR.ACKER.

Be it known that I, i11o1ms Hanmson, of VVeston, in the county o York,Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and. usefulImprovements in Nutcrackers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to honsehold nnt crackers, and my object is todevise an efficient implement which will be simple in construction andyet qnickiy adjustable t0 operate on nuts of any size.

I attain my object by means of the constructions hereinafter describedand illus trated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 :is aplan view of a pair of nut crackers constrncted in accordance with myinvention Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same, partly in section,showing the parts in position ready to crack a nut; and

Fig. 3 a similar view showing the parts in the position they assume withthe nnt cracked.

In the drawings like numera]s of reierenre indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

1 is the handie provided at one end with the post 2 extending npsubstantialy et right angles thereto, and preferabiy of rectangn1arcross section, its thickness being preferabiy considerably less than itswidth. One transverse side of this post has teeth 3 formed thereon,preferably cf ratchet ior1n, the teeth tiacing tovvard the handle. Theseteeth are preierabiy formed at the inner transversc side of the post.

The handle 4: has a sl0t formed therein through which the postpasses,the s1ot being snbstantially the same width as the thickness ofthe post and somewhatlonger than the breadth oi the post. At one end ofthe slot (in the construction shown, the inner end) is formeda tooth 5adapted to interengago with the teeth and the post. By moving the handle4: longitudinaily the tooth 5 may be disengaged from any given tooth andreengaged with any other tooth, so that the handles may be suitablyspaced te suit the size of the nut being cracked.

The handle 4 is provided with a projec tion 6 adapted to engage the sideof the post opposite the toothed aide t0 limit the rocking movement ofthe handles toward one another. Preferably the outer end of the han-.Specification 01" Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

. Application fi1ed March 27, 1920. Serial No. 369,308.

d1e L beyond the slot is upwardly bent and the projection 6 formed onthe end thereof.

T0 avoid accidental disengagement of the tooth 5 from that one oftheteeth 3 with which it may be engaged, I provide a spring engaging thehandle 4 and the post 2 tending to draw the tooth 5 against the post. Inthe pre ferred arrangement I employ a bent sprmg 7, which is suitablysecurcd to the outer end of the hande l and is bent up through the siotto engage the back of the post 8. The opposed faces et the handlesadjacent the post are preferabiy provided with rngosities 8 as is usualto give them a suitable grip on the nuts being cracked.

To prevcnt the handle et being removed and lest I provide the post 2with a pin 9, which prevents the handle sliding ofi the post.

From the construction described it W111 be seen that I have devised anutcracker which Wil1 be very efiicient, simple in construction, andwhich may be very quickly adapted to the diameter of: the nut to becracked, which gives it an important advantage over the ordinary vacherand in which tvvo adjnst1nents on]y are provided.

VVhat I daim as my invention is l. A nnt cracker comprising a handlehaving a post formed at one endoi rectanguiar section and provided witha series of teeth on the inner transverse side; a second handle having asot frormed therein thrcugh which the post passes, the slot being ofsubstantiaily the same width as the thickness of the post and somewhatlonger than the breadth of the post; a tooth formed at the inner end ofthe sot adapted to interengage with the teeth on the post; :111 npwardlyturned projection on the outer end et the slotted hand1e adapted, toengage the side o:E the post opposite the toothed side t0 1i1nit therocking movement et the handles toward one anbreadth of the post; atooth i'ormed at the inner end ofthe s1ot adapted to interengage withthe teeth on the post; and an upwardly turned projection on the outerend of the slotted handle extendng above the handle adapted to engagethe side of the post opposite the toothed side to mit the rockingmovement of the handles towurd one another.

3 A nut cracker comprising a handle having post formed at one end ofrectangular section and provided with a series of teeth on thennertransverse sde; a second handle having a Slot formed the1en throughwhich the post passes, the s1ot being oE substantially the same width asthe thickness of the post and somewhat longer thnn thc breadth of thepost; a tooth formed at the inner end of the slot adapted to interengugewith the teeth on the post; un U )W:Ur U turned projection on the outerend 01 the slotted hand1e adapted to engage the side oi the postopposite the toothed sdo to ]in1i the rocking movement of the handlestown1d one another; and a bout spring semred to the outer end of theslotted handlc and oxtending up through the end of: the slot inengagement With the adjacent side of the post.

Signer] at Toronto, Canada, ths 11th duy 0f March, 1920.

THOMAS HARRI SON.

